Will Dan Caine be the leader of Venezuela end of 2026?

This market will resolve to the individual who officially holds the position of the head of state of Venezuela on Dec 31, 2026 at 12 PM ET. For the purposes of this market, "officially holds" refers to the individual that was formally appointed, confirmed (if confirmation is required), and sworn in as the head of state of Venezuela or otherwise confirmed by official government information as being the head of state of Venezuela. If the Venezuelan government does not clearly state who is the head of state, the market will resolve to the individual who is listed as the Head of State by the UN (see: https://www.un.org/dgacm/en/content/protocol/hshgnfa). In the event that more than one official head of state is listed by the Venezuelan government, this market will resolve to the individual who is listed as having primary status. If no distinction is made, the market will resolve to the individual who first assumed the position. If no individual holds the position this market will resolve to “No Head of State”. The following do NOT constitute "officially holding" the role: nominated, announced, or designated as the head of state of Venezuela but appointment not yet effective; appointed with an effective date after Dec 31, 2026; previously served as the head of state of Venezuela but term has expired, resigned, or been terminated before Dec 31, 2026; serving as the head of state of Venezuela in a consultant, contractor, or unofficial capacity; named as successor or heir apparent to the head of state of Venezuela but not yet appointed; or holding a different role with oversight of the head of state of Venezuela but not the specified position itself. The primary resolution source will be official information from the UN recognized government of Venezuela. If the Government of Venezuela does not clearly state who is the head of state, information from the UN and a consensus of credible reporting may be used. Note: this market is mutually exclusive.

Rules handle multiple claimants but rely on Venezuelan gov/UN to clearly designate; ambiguous if both Caracas gov and exile government claim legitimacy.

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0xB9B56ac2329740ff9AFF25F1bA752508BeceC194-1772647472002 no position 2026-06-26

Delcy Rodríguez traded around 50-60% in Polymarket’s “Venezuela leader end of 2026?” market until Polymarket added an “Additional context” rule clarification on April 18 stating that delegated/de facto power doesn’t count as officially holding the presidency, after which her price collapsed to ~12%. Was this a legitimate clarification?

0xB9B56ac2329740ff9AFF25F1bA752508BeceC194-1772647472002 no position 2026-06-26

Flagging this for other traders and for the team’s awareness. I (and I suspect others) opened positions on Delcy Rodríguez before April 2026, as she is the one effectively exercising presidential decision-making authority in Venezuela. At that point Delcy was trading in the 50-60% range. On April 18, Polymarket added an “Additional context” note to the rules stating that temporary legal measures delegating presidential powers don’t count as an official transfer, and that Maduro remains officially recognized regardless of who is actually exercising the powers. Right after that note went up, Delcy’s price collapsed to ~12%, while Maduro jumped to 78%+. The issue isn’t the underlying fact pattern — it’s whether this was a genuine clarification of a pre-existing standard (allowed under the rules: clarifications “cannot change the fundamental intent of the question”) or a new interpretive standard introduced mid-market that wasn’t disclosed when positions were opened. If “officially holds” was always meant to exclude de facto/delegated power, that should have been explicit from day one, not added four months into trading. Curious if others who traded this market before April 18 read the original rules the same way, and whether this is something worth raising with the Polymarlet team before resolution.

pkz no position 2026-04-18

The articles say that... but the Supreme Court just didn't declare any temporary absence, but a new "forced one", so the clock is not running at all. The final proof of that, is that after the 3 months, the Assembly has not voted nor are they gonna do it, because they don't have to thanks to the Supreme Court. It has been their way of extending Delcy indefinitely without triggering elections. So they literally have *Zero* incentives to remove Maduro from being the head of state -if they do, then clock runs-. And elections in the next months is not good for any of the actors (Trump, Delcy/chavismo nor even for the opposition when they are still not even inside Venezuela).

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